Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Two other related points: 1. Low income communities of color have disproportionately high rates of traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths. 2. Automating enforcement reduces the odds of racial profiling 2353 35
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 04/10/2025There’s a certain type of leftist for whom every law enforcement is bad. Unfortunately, we can’t have a functioning society that way. Laws need to be fair and need to be enforced fairly. Yes it’s hard to do. But it’s harder (impossible, arguably) to live without laws and law enforcement 3240 24
D Dawkins @hitecsoftouch.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Interesting observation. The thing is here was the right wing that was always complaining about the speed and stop light cameras. The result has being unattended speed cameras are no longer allowed as is unattended radar. The result is average speed has gone up by probably 10 mph. 010 1
GreenEngineer @eubanksengineeringresearch.com · 04/10/2025I’ve heard that type of leftist referred to as the Abolish Bedtime coalition. 010 1
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Yes, studied in Chicago show that speed cameras might disproportionately target people of color. But that doesn’t mean we should stop using them altogether. This is a good resource on how to implement them so that they are more equitablevisionzeronetwork.orgPromoting Equity in Speed Safety Camera Programs: From Planning to ActionOn January 28, we hosted the first installment of our webinar series, An Overview of Equity Protections in Speed Camera Programs, that provides real world context to many of the recommendations highli... 271 7
